Provincial Fisheries Minister Gerry Bryne is hinting that some “significant changes” could be coming in relation to fish processors who run afoul of the regulatory process.

Royal Greenland, which owns Quin-Sea, is currently before the Labour Relations Board after the Association of Seafood Producers filed an urgent application against the company.

According to the FFAW, Royal Greenland failed to provide sales data on 5-8 ounce sections of crab delivered to Boston as required for a third-party review of 2024 snow crab sales.

Byrne was responding to Opposition Leader Tony Wakeham, who suggested that a company’s licence should be suspended until the appropriate information is provided.

That’s problematic, says Byrne, because due process must be followed, and Royal Greenland is not the only company being examined for alleged regulatory infractions.

He says according to Wakeham’s advice, they should all be shut down while they’re under investigation. “I don’t necessarily agree with that.”

In the meantime, Byrne says he met with the Fisheries Union on Thursday to discuss tightening industry regulations.

“There could be some significant changes coming forward.”